Abstract
Selinger and Engstrom, A moratorium on cyborgs: Computation, cognition and commerce, 2008 (this issue) urge upon us a moratorium on 'cyborg discourse'. But the argument underestimates the richness and complexity of our ongoing communal explorations. It leans on a somewhat outdated version of the machine metaphor (exemplified perhaps by a frozen 1970's Cyborg). The modern cyborg, informed by an evolving computational model of mind, can play a positive role in the critical discussions that Selinger and Engstrom seek.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 343-346 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences |
Volume | 7 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs |
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Publication status | Published - Sept 2008 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Cognition
- Computation
- Cyborg
- Mind